Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.